Projects
Current/ Ongoing Projects
Wholesale In a Box
Wholesale In a Box is a company that supports makers, artists and designers in growing their businesses by helping them get their products into stores.
Made with Emily Kerr-Finell and the incredible businesses we work with.
Read some of what we have written on our blog and training center
Past Projects
Writing about Real Estate
In the first weeks of Covid in March 2020 I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post which you can read here.
The Reading Room
A place to share the best thing you read each day on the internet. Closed now. Write up and learnings here.
Private Coaching
I have worked with several private coaching clients previously. Though I am no longer accepting new clients feel free to reach out and I may be able to connect you to someone who can help. You can see a few quotes from previous clients here.
Flatiron School
While an Educational Coach at Flatiron School I had the pleasure of working with an outstanding team of coaches and instructors. I coached over 300 students 1:1 over my time there. The students at Flatiron are truly inspiring people who have chosen to dedicate themselves to changing their trajectory of their lives which, many of them will tell you, is no small feat. Their stories and efforts were a marvel to see day in and day out and I feel so honored to have worked with them. A few quotes from some of my former students can be seen here, many of whom have gone on to the jobs they dreamed of in software engineering. See more about the school’s work here.
ClearING Away the Small Stuff
A study of web and mobile shops and design agencies with the goal of creating a solution for their administrative tasks.
Housing Kingston
A research project exploring ways to help expand affordable housing, in particular by using existing housing stock in Kingston NY.
The Wild Easy
Started with a question: How might we make women's experience of clothes-shopping less miserable? We ended up with a pop-up online retailer.
Made with Emily Kerr-Finell
Whole Delivery
Explored the problem of logistics support for small businesses in Philadelphia, asking the question, how might we support artisan food producers with their deliveries?
The Teach Tour
Research to uncover India’s obstacles to childhood education. We spent several months traveling across India to speak with parents, students, teachers, and service providers on the ground, allowing us to get a fuller picture of the low-cost private Indian educational system.
Worked under Shabnam Aggarwal
Starting Bloc
An incredible organization at a time of transition. Rebuilt the application process, led end-to-end fellow support and helped plan the growth strategy of a not-for-profit with a 2014 income of over $500,000.
Served with CEO Cesar Gonzalez and Molly Ganley
Delivering Happiness
Executive assistant, logistics and operational support to the Delivering Happiness team (the sister consulting company of Zappos) and CEO Jenn Lim.
Parallel 18
Through Wholesale In a Box, we were chosen to receive $40k in equity free funding, coworking space, mentorship and an incredible community of international entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico.
Impact Hub - PHL
Transitioned members to a 28,000 sq. ft space with new online and in-person systems to ensure that people knew what was happening in the space and were able to interact with each other and build community.
The Language School - Denver
I worked with several classes of students from beginner through advanced. The instruction was in person and primarily conversational. I helped to create a space where students felt free to discuss confusing aspects of the English language that came up in their day-to-day lives, at work, and in conversations with their children's teachers at school. One of my main goals in my work there was to help the students gain greater confidence in their ability.
The Urban Farm Co.
A dynamic, early-stage startup we overhauled the installations processes, hiring & compensation. Built an innovative micro-farming initiative in low-income communities in Denver and a new framework for more effective pricing using add-ons and tiers.
Worked with Founder Bryant Mason
Uncharted (Formerly The Unreasonable Institute)
Chef for The Unreasonable Institute in their first year. Among 25 international fellows who were away from home for months I designed a menu that represented the cuisine from all 14 of our fellows' countries, cooking three meals a day for 55 people.
Served under Teju Ravilochan, among many others.
Trainings I Recommend
Stratygyzer Business Model Canvas Advanced Training Seminar
IDEO Human Centered Design Working group
Jan Chipchase and Studio D Research and Ethnography Masterclass